Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-03
SIMS ISLANDER SUIT.
W. B. BARNES SUES I. J. SIMS FOR
THE SUM OF $4,000.

AS the readers of the LEDGER will
remember, Irv Sims, of near Thomp.
son Station, had Is head Of fat cattle
stolen from bis pasture in Sept. 1885.
Every effort was made to find the
cattle, and catch the thieves, but with
out avail. The Grand Jury, at the
June term of court, 1885, indicted ].
S. Forshay and w. B. Barnes, OF this
county, for the theft. At the Oct,
term the cases we're dismissed by the
state. Before this, however, Barnes
bad brought suit against Sims fol-
slander, claiming that Sims had &C
cused him of stealing the cattle.
j. S. Forshay is now crazy and was
sent to the asy lum a few day since,
The suit of Barnes against Sims nov
comes up for trial. Barnes attornys
allege in their petition, rs follows:
The plaintiff states that within
years next, before the day OF
November, the defendant was the
owner, and in the possession of 6
large number of beef cattle and was
feeding the same for market on his
farm in the county Of Audrain ano
state of Missouri, and that, during
the months of September or October
1885, about sixteen or seventeen head
of said cattle either strayed away
from said defendants farm, or were
lost, or we're stolen and driven there
from by some person to the plaintiff
unknown. That defendant hereto.
fore to-wit, at the county of Boone
and the county Of Pike, State Of
Missouri, on or about the -- day
of November, 1885, contriving anC
wickedly and maliciously intending
to injure the plaintiff in his good
name, fame and credit, and tt
bring him into public scandal infamy
and disgrace, with and among his
neighbors and acquaintances and 9th
er good citizens of this state and te
cause it to be suspected and believed
by said nelghbors, acquaintances ant
other good citizens of this state, thai
plaintiff was guilty Of the crime OF
grand larceny, and of stealing defen
dants said cattle, did in the presenc.
and hearing of divers good citizens q
this state falsely and maliciousiy
speak and publish the following fsIst
and slanderons words of and concern
ing plaintiff, that is to Say, ."P
(meaning defendant) "believe, firm
ly, that 'Bili Barnes" (meanins
plaintiff) sis the man that got my
(meaning defendantJ ''cattle;" 81
(meauing defendant) sam satisfied
that he' (meaning plaintiff '.is tn,
man that took my" meaning defend
ant) "cattle;" ''r' (neaning defend
anti ''am satisfied that he" (meanins
the plaintiff) sis the man that go
my" (meaning defendant's) "cattIe
and shipped them to Centralia: :
''Bill Barnes" (meaning plaintiff
"took my" (meaning defendants
seattle, and 'I'' meaning defendant
''have got nearly enough proof tt
convict him" (neaning pIaintlff) "stol'
my" (meaning defendant's) ''cat
tie, and T. (meaning defendant) '.in
tend to prosecute him." (meaninl
plaintiff) for it, land have engas et
counsel for that purpose.
Then and there and thereby falsel,
and maliciously intending to charge
and did falsely and maliciously cbarg'
plaintiff with the crime of grand lar
ceny. By reason of all which plain
tiff says he is greatly damaged, ant
claims damages in the sum of fifteeI
thousand dollars, for which he sue
and asks judgment against defend
ant.
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